Motorola AW 7390 - Manual (Page 5)

CASSETTE PLAYBACK
Playback on deck B or A
• Set FUNCTION selector to TAPE NORMAL.
• Press EJECT ■ and insert a recorded cassette
(fig.3).
• Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME and
GRAPHIC EQUAUZER.
You may connect stereo headphones with 3.5 mm plug
to jack ¡fji PHONES. The speakers are then muted.
• For deck A playback, set REVERSE selector to:
no reverse - to play one cassette side,
single reverse - to play both cassette sides once.
CTD continuous reverse - for non-stop playback.
• Press PLAY ◄ and playback will start.
On deck A. you can reverse the play direction at any
moment by pressing DIRECTION ◄ ►. The indicators
PLAY DIRECTION ^ show the deck A play direction.
• To stop playback, press STOP ■.The set is then
switched off.
At the end of the tape, the recorder buttons are
released (except for non-stop play on deck A).
Continuous play (deckA-FB)
Deck A plays both cassette sides and at the end of the
cassette deck B will start playing.
• Set FUNCTION selector to TAPE NORMAL.
• Press both EJECT buttons ■ and insert a recorded
cassette into both decks (fig. 3).
• Set the deck A REVERSE selector to CZ“ to play
both cassette sides once.
• Press on deck A PLAY ◄ and playback will start.
• Press on deck B PAUSE II and PLAY ◄. As soon as
deck A stops (at the end of the cassette or when its
STOP button ■ is pressed), PAUSE II is released and
deck B will start playing.
• To stop playback, press STOP ■. The set is then
switched off.
RECORDING (on deck B only)
Recording from the radio
• Set the FUNCTION selector to RADIO ON.
• In case of FM radio recordings, set BAND to the
desired position (FM MONO or FM STEREO).
Mono recording from the built-in MICROPHONE
• Set the FUNCTION selector to MIC.
• Set thé VOLUME control to minimum (during micro­
phone recordings, monitoring is not possible).
Starting and stopping
• Start recording by pressing RECORD • ; in doing
so, PLAY i is pressed too.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE II. To restart
recording, press this button once more.
• To stop recording, press STOP ■. On pressing
again, the cassette holder will open.
• The set is switched off if FUNCTION selector is in
position TAPE or RADIO OFF and the recorder buttons
are released.
DUBBING - Copying from deck A to B
When copying, it is recommended to use fresh
batteries or to connect the set to AC power supply.
• Set the FUNCTION selector to:
NORMAL for normal speed copying:
HIGH for high speed copying.
Do not switch this selector during dubbing.
• Press both EJECT buttons ■ and insert a recorded
cassette into deck A and a cassette which is suited for
recording into deck B (fig. 3).
• For deck A, select the required play direction using
DIRECTION button ■< ►.
• Dubbing will start by pressing at the same time on
deck A PLAY ◄ and on deck B RECORD •.
• By pressing PAUSE II on deck B. you can omit
undesired passages while deck A continues. To
restart copying, press PAUSE
II once more.
• Using PAUSE II of deck A. deck B will record a
blank part.
• To stop dubbing, press both STOP buttons «.The
set is then switched off.
Preparation
During recording, the deck A buttons should not be
pressed (except for PLAY ◄ during dubbing).
• Press EJECT ■ to open the cassette holder.
• Insert the cassette into deck B (fig. 3).
For recording you must use a NORMAL cassette (lEC I)
on which the tabs (fig. 4) are not broken out.
At the very beginning of the tape, no recording will take
place during the first 7 seconds when the leader tape
passes the recorder heads.
• When monitoring during recording, adjust the sound
with the controls VOLUME and GRAPHIC EQUAUZER.
These controls do not affect the recording.
MAINTENANCE
To ensure a good recording and playback quality,
clean the parts indicated in fig. 5 after every 50 hours
of operation or, on average, once a month.
• Open the cassette holder by pressing EJECT ■.
• Use a cotton swab slightly moistened with alcohol or
a special head cleaning fluid.
• Press PLAY i and clean the rubber roller (5) (fig. 5).
• Then press PAUSE II and clean the capstan ©,
recording/playback head ® and erase head ®.
• After cleaning, press STOP ■.
Cleaning of the heads ® and ® can also be done by
playing a cleaning cassette through once.
- Do not expose the set. batteries and cassettes to
rain, moisture, sand, or to excessive heat e.g. from
heating equipment or in motor cars parked in the sun.